Thomas Nast
.A: The Latest News from the Tub of War at Alexandria

ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • .A: The Latest News from the Tub of War at Alexandria
  • .B: The House of ... Dynamite
DateJuly 22, 1882
Published inUnited States
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsPlate (.A, Latest News): 4 1/8 × 4 3/4 in. (10.5 × 12.1 cm)
Plate (.B, House of Dynamite): 5 1/16 × 4 11/16 in. (12.9 × 11.9 cm)
Sheet: 16 × 10 5/8 in. (40.6 × 27 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.735.2.A,.B
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ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1989; given to MFAH, 1989.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
.A printed on the plate left center: Th.Nast.
.B printed on the plate lower right: Th.Nast

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